Peter Gahan is an independent scholar. He graduated in Philosophy from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He has written the book Shaw Shadows: Rereading the Texts of Bernard Shaw (2004), an introduction to the 2006 Penguin edition of Shaw’s Candida and edited the volume Shaw and The Irish Literary Tradition (2010). Having served for several years on the editorial board of SHAW: the Journal of Bernard Shaw Studies, he is currently co-editor of Palgrave Macmillan’s Bernard Shaw and his Contemporaries series.

“THIS IS an important book—and a timely one. … Peter Gahan’s well-researched book focuses on Shaw’s early years with the Fabians—the British socialist organization that laid the foundation for many progressive policies in the twentieth century.” (Jean Reynolds, English Literature in Transition, Vol. 63 (2), 2020)“An engrossing account of their synchronized quest for an equitable ordering of society. . . Gahan’s cogent presentation unfolds chronologically, taking us through the decisive years 1905–1914. … Bernard Shaw and Beatrice Webb on Poverty and Equality in the Modern World confirms what I believe many have already correctly determined for themselves. In Peter Gahan, Shaw has found an uncommonly skilled and exceptional exegete.” (Howard Ira Einsohn, SHAW, The Journal of Bernard Shaw Studies, Vol. 37 (2), 2017)“Beautifully written and carefully researched; and display a rare and welcome commitment to social progress. … focus primarily on the non-fictional prose writings of Bernard Shaw, the articles, lengthy letters, public speeches and criticism that form a large and important part of his extraordinary textual production. … Peter Gahan feels the plays of this period [Getting Married, Misalliance and Fanny’s First Play] have been unjustly overlooked in Shaw criticism and and he makes a strong case for them.” (Anthony Roche, Irish Studies Review, Vol. 25, 2017)

• Chapter 1. 1884-1904, Introduction.- Chapter 2. 1905, Poverty, Salvation, and the Poor Law Commission.- Chapter 3. 1905-1909, Noises Off.- Chapter 4. 1909, The Minority Report.- Chapter 5. 1910, Campaign for the Prevention of Destitution.- Chapter 6. 1911, Travels.- Chapter 7. 1912, War on Poverty.- Chapter 8. 1913, The New Statesman and the Fabian Research Department.- Chapter 9. 1914, Redistribution and War.- Chapter 10.1915-1950, Epilogue.- Bibliography.

Peter Gahan is an independent scholar. He graduated in Philosophy from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He has written the book Shaw Shadows: Rereading the Texts of Bernard Shaw (2004), an introduction to the 2006 Penguin edition of Shaw’s Candida and edited the volume Shaw and The Irish Literary Tradition (2010). Having served for several years on the editorial board of SHAW: the Journal of Bernard Shaw Studies, he is currently co-editor of Palgrave Macmillan’s Bernard Shaw and his Contemporaries series.

“THIS IS an important book—and a timely one. … Peter Gahan’s well-researched book focuses on Shaw’s early years with the Fabians—the British socialist organization that laid the foundation for many progressive policies in the twentieth century.” (Jean Reynolds, English Literature in Transition, Vol. 63 (2), 2020)“An engrossing account of their synchronized quest for an equitable ordering of society. . . Gahan’s cogent presentation unfolds chronologically, taking us through the decisive years 1905–1914. … Bernard Shaw and Beatrice Webb on Poverty and Equality in the Modern World confirms what I believe many have already correctly determined for themselves. In Peter Gahan, Shaw has found an uncommonly skilled and exceptional exegete.” (Howard Ira Einsohn, SHAW, The Journal of Bernard Shaw Studies, Vol. 37 (2), 2017)“Beautifully written and carefully researched; and display a rare and welcome commitment to social progress. … focus primarily on the non-fictional prose writings of Bernard Shaw, the articles, lengthy letters, public speeches and criticism that form a large and important part of his extraordinary textual production. … Peter Gahan feels the plays of this period [Getting Married, Misalliance and Fanny’s First Play] have been unjustly overlooked in Shaw criticism and and he makes a strong case for them.” (Anthony Roche, Irish Studies Review, Vol. 25, 2017)

• Chapter 1. 1884-1904, Introduction.- Chapter 2. 1905, Poverty, Salvation, and the Poor Law Commission.- Chapter 3. 1905-1909, Noises Off.- Chapter 4. 1909, The Minority Report.- Chapter 5. 1910, Campaign for the Prevention of Destitution.- Chapter 6. 1911, Travels.- Chapter 7. 1912, War on Poverty.- Chapter 8. 1913, The New Statesman and the Fabian Research Department.- Chapter 9. 1914, Redistribution and War.- Chapter 10.1915-1950, Epilogue.- Bibliography.

Peter Gahan is an independent scholar. He graduated in Philosophy from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He has written the book Shaw Shadows: Rereading the Texts of Bernard Shaw (2004), an introduction to the 2006 Penguin edition of Shaw’s Candida and edited the volume Shaw and The Irish Literary Tradition (2010). Having served for several years on the editorial board of SHAW: the Journal of Bernard Shaw Studies, he is currently co-editor of Palgrave Macmillan’s Bernard Shaw and his Contemporaries series.

“THIS IS an important book—and a timely one. … Peter Gahan’s well-researched book focuses on Shaw’s early years with the Fabians—the British socialist organization that laid the foundation for many progressive policies in the twentieth century.” (Jean Reynolds, English Literature in Transition, Vol. 63 (2), 2020)“An engrossing account of their synchronized quest for an equitable ordering of society. . . Gahan’s cogent presentation unfolds chronologically, taking us through the decisive years 1905–1914. … Bernard Shaw and Beatrice Webb on Poverty and Equality in the Modern World confirms what I believe many have already correctly determined for themselves. In Peter Gahan, Shaw has found an uncommonly skilled and exceptional exegete.” (Howard Ira Einsohn, SHAW, The Journal of Bernard Shaw Studies, Vol. 37 (2), 2017)“Beautifully written and carefully researched; and display a rare and welcome commitment to social progress. … focus primarily on the non-fictional prose writings of Bernard Shaw, the articles, lengthy letters, public speeches and criticism that form a large and important part of his extraordinary textual production. … Peter Gahan feels the plays of this period [Getting Married, Misalliance and Fanny’s First Play] have been unjustly overlooked in Shaw criticism and and he makes a strong case for them.” (Anthony Roche, Irish Studies Review, Vol. 25, 2017)

• Chapter 1. 1884-1904, Introduction.- Chapter 2. 1905, Poverty, Salvation, and the Poor Law Commission.- Chapter 3. 1905-1909, Noises Off.- Chapter 4. 1909, The Minority Report.- Chapter 5. 1910, Campaign for the Prevention of Destitution.- Chapter 6. 1911, Travels.- Chapter 7. 1912, War on Poverty.- Chapter 8. 1913, The New Statesman and the Fabian Research Department.- Chapter 9. 1914, Redistribution and War.- Chapter 10.1915-1950, Epilogue.- Bibliography.